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To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat
Hogs among Jews, and Wine in read more
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat
Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
At Court, every one for himselfe.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
